Conspiracy theory

When you’re battling cancer, you hear a lot of advice and commentary. Most of this is not coming from doctors, and I have to hope that my health team is doing their best to prolong my life, provide me with the best quality of life possible, and inform me of available options when the time…

Zeal addiction

I’ve discovered that I’m a zeal junkie. So this is how this blog came into being. My life has pretty much been on 3 month cycles. I’d get a CT Scan, PET Scan, MRI, bloodwork, etc, see a doctor, and then decide next steps. Since 2014 when we discovered the recurrence, the next step has continued to…

Of books and containers, part II

As the title of my previous post promised, this is part II of my thoughts on biblical “books and containers”. And in my previous post, there was no mention of any books, but there was of a container:  the cup of Jesus. I want to explore this image a bit more. Note that the same…

Of books and containers, part I

Greetings all, First, a disclosure statement. Now that I’m settling into a routine of chemo, there won’t be much “hot” news about my cancer battle from a physical standpoint. What follows is an entry about my spiritual journey (battle seems an inappropriate word).  If this interests you, then read on. Otherwise, no worries. I humbly…

Shawshank

I don’t know why I communicate with movie metaphors. I was an English major a long time ago and you’d think I’d have literary references to use. But for some reason movie scenes just come to mind. Perhaps because they’re visual. Anyway, imagine the scene. Andy Dufresne is crawling through a sewage pipe and a heavy…

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest

Greetings folks I hope this post finds you well. Kim and I continue to be covered in support and love, both physically and spiritually. Thank you to all those who provide meals, treat our kids as your own, visit us, and pray for us. We continue to thank God for all of you and pray…